Race 8: PHILIP 'THE LOAD MASTER' FOURIE MR 76 HANDICAP (Open)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 17 July 2022 | 16:30

Distance: 1200m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R100,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:7.5 3yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Expeditioner TF 3 b. g 60.5kg 4 Mr R D Fourie - 78 76 13/10
2nd Metallic Gold 3 ch. c 54.5kg 6 Mr A Mgudlwa 1.9 66 75 5/1
3rd Knight Warrior 5 b. g 58.5kg 8 Mr C Zackey 2.0 73 74 14/1
4 Drogarati 4 ch. g 54.5kg 2 Mr W B Kennedy 3.2 65 52 25/1
5 Gunsmoke 3 b. g 58.5kg 3 Mr S Khumalo 4.9 74 68 25/2
6 Mescal 2 b. c 55.5kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 5.1 82 64 25/1
7 Beechamwood Boy 6 b. g 58.5kg 10 Mr Serino Moodley 5.7 74 84 8/1
8 Purple Powahouse 8 b. g 59.0kg 11 Mr K de Melo 5.85 74 55 14/1
9 Question Master 2 b. g 59.5kg 9 Mr J Gates 6.75 90 70 40/1
10 Valiente 5 ch. g 52.5kg (56.5) 7 Mr M K Katjedi 7.35 69 75 16/1
11 Blush Of Dawn 8 b. m 54.5kg (58.5) 1 Mr S S Hlengwa 9.65 73 64 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
70.7s
Average Time
70.17s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R817,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Expeditioner 1 78 76 -2 + 7 -9
Metallic Gold 2 66 75 +9 -1 + 10
Knight Warrior 3 73 74 +1 -1 + 2
Drogarati 4 65 52 -13 -2 -11
Gunsmoke 5 74 68 -6 -2 -4
Mescal 6 82 64 -18 -2 -16
Beechamwood Boy 7 74 84 +10 -2 + 12
Purple Powahouse 8 74 55 -19 -2 -17
Question Master 9 90 70 -20 -3 -17
Valiente 10 69 75 +6 -3 + 9
Blush Of Dawn 11 73 64 -9 -4 -5
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	BLUSH OF DAWN (*S Hlengwa), GUNSMOKE (S Khumalo), METALLIC GOLD (A Mgudlwa) and VALIENTE (*M Katjedi) were slow into stride. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	GUNSMOKE (S Khumalo) and MESCAL (M Yeni) came together and brushed on a number of occasions between the 400m and the 150m. Thereafter, MESCAL (M Yeni) commenced to hang out. 
b)	KNIGHT WARRIOR (C Zackey) raced wide around the turn from the 700m. 
c)	Jockey R Fourie reported that EXPEDITIONER did not stride out freely. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
d)	In view of the Veterinary Surgeon's report concerning EXPEDITIONER (R Fourie), and in terms of Rule 93.1, this gelding is suspended for 60 days from racing in any race under the jurisdiction of the National Horseracing Authority. Trainer C Dawson was advised. (Suspension Dates : 18.07.22 - 15.09.22, bdi) 
e)	EXPEDITIONER (R Fourie), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Trainer C Dawson advised (HM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	QUESTION MASTER raced with cheek pieces and without ear muffs (advised 17.07.22/7h17). 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	EXPEDITIONER : Not striding out right hind and bi-lateral epistaxis. Confirmed 60 days suspension. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None